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US and Canada Ch 1
Key Terms
Question | Answer |
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prairie | a region of flat or rolling land covered with grasses |
tundra | a cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year |
alluvial soil | fertile topsoil left by a river, especially after a flood |
glacier | huge, slow moving mass of snow and ice |
permafrost | a permanently frozen layer of ground below the top layer or soil |
agribusiness | a large company that runs huge farms |
hydroelectricity | electric power produced by moving water |
province | a political division of land in Canada |
fossil fuel | a fuel formed over million of years from animal and plant remains |
tributary | a river or stream that flows into a larger river |
Great Lakes | the world's largest group of freshwater lakes |
Rocky Mountains | the major mountain range in western North America |